Posts tagged texting while driving

• In Memory of Heather Lerch: Don’t Let an LOL Become an OMG

  Michael Lewis | November 21, 2011 9:20 AM | 0 CommentsWinston-Salem, NC Category: Automobile Accidents
  

  “Dan, honey, wake up. It’s after 1:00 a.m. and Heather isn’t home yet.” Wendy knew something was wrong. It was a Tuesday night and her 19-year-old daughter, Heather,...

• Survey: Texting & Driving Only Dangerous If . . .

  Pierce Egerton | October 08, 2011 6:46 AM | 0 CommentsGreensboro, NC Category: Automobile Accidents
  

  Texting and driving is only dangerous if someone else is doing it. That appears to be the attitude of a lot of drivers. In recent survey by the National Highway and Safety Administration (NHTSA),...

• Brits Bust Motorist Using Two Cell Phones While Driving

  Pierce Egerton | August 16, 2011 11:33 AM | 1 CommentGreensboro, NC Category: Automobile Accidents
  

  Photo: flickr/mrjasonweaver The BBC is reporting a stunning case of distracted driving. A British court banned a 34-year-old driver from driving for one year after he was stopped by police for...

• Bieber Touts App to Block Texting While Car in Motion

  Pierce Egerton | August 15, 2011 5:40 PM | 2 CommentsGreensboro, NC Category: Automobile Accidents
  

  In recent years, cell phones and their users have taken some serious blame for making our roads more dangerous. Texting while driving or even talking while driving—both forms of distracted...

• Don’t Be Dumb With Your Smartphone: Keep It in Your Pocket While Driving

  Kevin Duffan | August 12, 2011 3:29 PM | 0 CommentsGreenville, OBX & Rocky Mount, NC Category: Automobile Accidents
  

  When a spotlight was put on the risks of distracted driving, especially texting while driving, many people tried to find “inner loopholes” to justify risky phone use while behind the...

• Rapping Against Texting While Driving

  Marie Booth | August 09, 2011 12:15 PM | 0 CommentsGreensboro, NC Category: Automobile Accidents
  

  Bad driving is everywhere. It’s inescapable. But reckless driving can be prevented. Teens are more at risk for reckless driving than adults. The number one cause of death for teens is...

• "Parents Are The Key" To Safer Teen Driving

  Marie Booth | August 06, 2011 3:52 PM | 1 CommentGreensboro, NC Category: Automobile Accidents
  

  Like any other teen, I want to drive. I really want to drive myself. I want to have freedom. But I want to do itsafely. There’s no point in using your freedom if you use it dangerously. The...

• Changes to NC's Graduated Driver's License Law

  Marie Booth | August 05, 2011 10:55 AM | 1 CommentGreensboro, NC Category: Automobile Accidents
  

  As a fifteen year old, driving around with my parents for 60 hours does not seem like an ideal way to spend my time. However, the new driving law requires that in order for you to receive your...

• Phone in One Hand, Ticket in the Other

  Pierce Egerton | July 30, 2011 4:06 PM | 0 CommentsGreensboro, NC Category: Automobile Accidents
  

  Pilot projects in Syracuse, New York, and Hartford, Connecticut, produced dramatic reductions in distracted driving. The projects measured the effect of increased law enforcement combined with...

• Cell Phone, Laptop Distractions Led to Fatal 2010 Barge Vs Duck Collision Says NTSB

  Pierce Egerton | June 22, 2011 12:41 PM | 0 CommentsGreensboro, NC Category: Mass Transit (Airline, Cruise Ship, Train, Bus)
  

  There's been a lot of press attention lately on the dangers of distracted driving. I and many of my Injury Board colleagues have also posted articles on the topic. Yesterday, the NTSB released...